Thoughts I have been thinking

A key to succeeding (at anything) is to cultivate the ability to experience the journey.

To be filled in: How does this ability help to foster success? What are examples I can give of how things are different once a person cultivates this ability?

If you want to move forward you have to let go of the things that are holding you back.

Why don't people let go?

They don't know what's holding them back.

They don't know they are holding on.

They don't know what's back and what's forward.

The fear of letting go exceeds the pain of holding on.

I am willing to experience:

failure

rejection

ridicule

fear

uncertainty

I am willing to let go of:

shame

self-limiting thoughts

others' expectations

Today's thoughts (meant to stand on their own and not be connected to yesterday's, although there may be value in connecting them):

What if the complete opposite is true?

What would it take for the complete opposite to be true?

What would it mean if the complete opposite is true?

What if someone who claims to love another really hates?

What if someone who claims to hate another really loves?

Either can lead to the person doing horrible things that s/he would not do if s/he would just admit the truth.

The "lover" manipulating, sabotaging or abusing

The "hater" overcompensating and being needlessly cruel

What if the child who exclaims, "I hate you and want nothing to do with you!" is just protecting her/himself from the pain of not receiving the affection s/he so desperately craves?

What if the "successful" CEO really wishes s/he were self-employed (even) at a fraction of the income?

What if the spiritual, anti-material individual really wishes s/he had more money and "stuff"?

What if the wealthy socialite really hates the golfing, tennis, parties, socializing and all the other material stuff and really wishes s/he had a simple life with a few close friends / family?

As I seek to raise consciousness, if I can't think of any other question to ask, I can always ask "What if the opposite is the truth?" The key is for me to always be asking questions, as opposed to seeking to provide answers. I'd rather cultivate a reputation for being good at asking questions than for being good at giving answers.